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An Israeli caught on Wednesday with duty free tobacco crossing into the south at Dherynia in a Turkish Cypriot taxi is the latest incident in what the customs department described ...

The forestry department renewed calls on Thursday ahead of the mid-August holiday for extreme caution due to the high risk of fires. As people in Cyprus usually take their summer ...

Greek Cypriot author Alex Michaelides’ debut novel The Silent Patient has been ranked among the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century, according to a list published by The New York ...

A 32-year-old woman lost more than €2,200 in an online accommodation scam, police said on Wednesday. The woman reported the case to Nicosia police on Tuesday, saying she had booked accommodation ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou has denounced calls to close the crossing points, cautioning on Wednesday that such a move could create new political problems for the Republic and hand ...

Two legal experts are questioning whether journalist and author Makarios Drousiotis’ online crowdfunding campaign to cover his legal expenses falls within the scope of Cyprus’ fundraising legislation. They argue that ...

The remains of a Jewish refugee killed at a British detention camp in Cyprus in 1948 have been identified in Israel after 78 years. Israeli authorities announced on Wednesday that the grave ...

The police investigation into the wildfire at Kalo Chorio in the Larnaca district has been completed, with the case file expected to be forwarded to the legal service in the ...

Both Cypriots and foreigners are being released from prison on Wednesday on presidential pardon ahead of the August 15 religious holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in an effort ...

International 1-on-1 basketball player and content creator Matt ‘MK’ Kiatipis will make his first public visit to Cyprus in September, with appearances in Nicosia, Paralimni and Larnaca. The 25-year-old Canadian ...

The journalists’ union (ESK) broke its silence on Wednesday over the criminal cases involving journalist Makarios Drousiotis, cautioning that their handling could pose risks to freedom of expression. Drousiotis is ...

The presidential retreat in Troodos will open to the public on Sunday, September 6, as the presidency hosts the third edition of the Let’s Go Troodos event. The event will ...

A report on the status of pet hotels in Cyprus is expected to be completed in early September, environment and animal welfare commissioner Elias Myrianthous said on Wednesday, as authorities ...

Safety in aerial firefighting missions should be the top priority and continuously improved, aviation expert Chrysanthos Hadjichrysanthou said following a recent firefighting helicopter accident in Greece in which two people ...

The online fundraiser launched by journalist Makarios Drousiotis to cover his legal costs has been referred to police for investigation, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. Ioannou said the ...

Turkish F-16 fighter jets have been flying over Cyprus with increasing frequency, with residents reporting sightings and hearing the aircraft over Nicosia on Tuesday. The aircraft are understood to have ...

A student with severe visual impairment was not shown to have been discriminated against during a University of Cyprus teaching placement, although the human rights commissioner on Tuesday said there ...

Power Beach, a volunteer-led initiative that seeks to create an outdoor fitness area on Limassol’s Dassoudi beach has run into regulatory hurdles after authorities said on Tuesday that installations ...

‘I may not have ‘Cypriot blood’ running through my veins, but I am a proud Cypriot’ Young Cypriot athlete Marina Hadjicosta has spoken out about racist comments she received following ...

Thirty years after the killings of Tassos Isaac and Solomos Solomou, members of their families, eyewitnesses and legal experts have reflected on the events of August 1996, saying the passage of ...

Pepis, the bearded skipper of a small fishing boat, deftly picks up two lionfish caught in experimental traps off the coast of Cyprus, cuts off their venomous spines, guts them ...

The interior ministry on Monday said that issues with filling vacant lifeguard positions remain, citing particular difficulties for positions limited to three and four month contracts. “In Nicosia, because the ...

The approval of a new quarry near Androlykou came on Monday as Environment Commissioner Elias Myrianthous vowed to protect the natural environment of Polis Chrysochous. Myrianthous said Polis should become “...

Petrol station owners said on Monday they anticipate a drop in fuel prices at the pump by the end of the month, provided however that the global price of oil ...